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Contents

Preface.

I. Some General Facts About Indians.

II. Houses.

III. Dress.

IV. The Baby And Child.

V. Stories Of Indians.

An Iroquois Story Of The Pleiades.

A Story Of Glooskap.

Scar-Face: A Blackfoot Story.

VI. War.

VII. Hunting And Fishing.

VIII. The Camp-Fire.

IX. Sign Language On The Plains.

X. Picture Writing.

XI. Money.

XII. Medicine Men And Secret Societies.

XIII. Dances And Ceremonials.

XIV. Burial And Graves.

XV. Mounds And Their Builders.

XVI. The Algonkins.

XVII. The Six Nations.

XVIII. Story Of Mary Jemison.

XIX. The Creeks.

XX. The Pani.

XXI. The Cherokees.

XXII. George Catlin And His Work.

XXIII. The Sun Dance.

XXIV. The Pueblos.

XXV. The Snake Dance.

XXVI. Cliff Dwellings And Ruins Of The Southwest.

XXVII. Tribes Of The Northwest Coast.

XXVIII. Some Raven Stories.

XXIX. Totem Posts.

XXX. Indians Of California.

XXXI. The Aztecs.

XXXII. The Mayas And The Ruined Cities Of Yucatan And Central America.

XXXIII. Conclusion.

Glossary Of Indian And Other Foreign Words Which May Not Readily Be Found In The English Dictionary.

Index.

Footnotes